Talking to The Hollywood Reporter, Cox endorsed the return of Jessica Henwick to Marvel fold. When asked if he could give in a good word for Henwick’s Colleen Wing, Cox said:

“Yeah, she’s amazing. She’s amazing. Look, I agree with you, wholeheartedly. I could also say that about a number of people that I worked with not only on Daredevil, but also on the other shows we did there. So I don’t know what they’re thinking, but I will absolutely put in a good word. And you’re 100 percent right about that. [Jessica] is awesome. And I did get a lovely text from her the other day saying that she read the news and was thrilled for me.”

While a lot of people remember Finn Jones as Iron Fist from the Netflix show, the series did also give the power to Collen Wing (her fist glows white rather than yellow).

Though I think Henwick would be a fine addition to the MCU, there are some fans who want to give Finn Jones a chance to redo Danny Rand again, since he was considered to be the least popular Defender from Marvel Netflix.

If you ask me, the character that needs a lot of work is Luke Cage, since his Netflix iteration is more of a black Captain America, rather than the more morally grey, street-smart Luke Cage from the comics.

No release date has been set for Daredevil: Born Again, but you can catch him in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law now streaming on Disney+.

As per Entertainment Weekly, Henwick was forced to pick between a part in the MCU or one in the next Matrix film. EW describes her “red pill/blue pill” scenario:

“Henwick had her own leap of faith to take… She was up for a role in Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings at the same time she was up for the role of Bugs. Both Disney and Warner Bros. knew about the other offer and gave her an ultimatum: She could audition for their movie only if she forfeited the competing project. Neither role was guaranteed.”

If anything, Henwick already had her part in a Marvel property as Colleen Wing from Netflix’s Iron Fist. We don’t know if the movie was expecting her to reprise her role as Colleen, but I guess she would have been up for the part of Shang-Chi’s sister Xialing. Or they could have found a way to connect Iron Fist to Shang-Chi; who knows what’s cooking up at the Marvel writers’ room?

Though Marvel movies are almost guaranteed hits, I think Matrix was the safer choice for Henwick. Matrix is admittedly the more standout property; and even if the movie was a hit; Shang-Chi felt more or less the same as any MCU entry. I can’t wait to see what Lana Wachowski has in store for this return to the franchise.

Catch The Matrix Resurrections when it comes out on Dec. 22 in theaters and on HBO Max.